Top 10 albums, songs of 2010 so far....

Albums

1. Titus Andronicus - The Monitor
2. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
3. Local Natives - Gorilla Manor
4. Black Keys - Brothers
5. Beach House - Teen Dream
6. Sleigh Bells - Treats
7. Surfer Blood - Astro Coast
8. Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot....The Son of Chico Dusty
9. Hot Chip - One Life Stand
10. Fang Island - Fang Island


Songs

1. Titus Andronicus - Four Score and Seven: From the achingly tired and defeated whimper of "this is a war we can't win", to the triumphant never-back-down battle cry of "I was born to die just like a man!", Patrick Stickles and company build a Replacements army of punk that, for 8 and a half minutes, could defeat anything.
2. Black Keys - Next Girl: The Keys finally find that one element of blues garage rock that it took Jack White 3 bands to find: SEX. PS Dan Auberach has the most soulful voice in music right now
3. Big Boi - Shutterbug: A studdering voicebox bassline that will rattle soundsystems like two midgets in the back seat 'rasslin', and Ziploc-fresh flows from half of the most innovative rap group ever.
4. Sleigh Bells - Crown on the Ground: The loudest track to the loudest album of 2010....so far. The single M.I.A. wishes she wrote, off the album she wishes she produced.
5. LCD Soundsystem - I Can Change: James Murphy's disco plea bargain fills the soul with honest inspiration, and the legs with the itch of dance.
6. Best Coast - Boyfriend: Crushes are frustrating even in a summery lofi pop world. 7. Here We Go Magic - Collector: The soundtrack to a couple of 8 year olds running a sugar-high-induced muck through a Wonka-style candy shop.
8. Delorean - Stay Close: A throwback to 90s house that embraces the energy of the genre withou being annoying.
9. Surfer Blood - Floating Vibes: The guitar hasn't sounded this catchy since the Blue Album
10. Hot Chip - I Feel Better: If this would've been released circa 2000, Hot Chip would've been crowned the greatest boyband to never grace the cover of Tiger Beat. The only way they get away with it is that rotten-toothed smirk of British irony.